Fast Facts
The PZ5 NeuroDigitizer
This fast fact sheet provides basic information for the PZ5 and related devices. See
the System 3 Manual for more information. Note: The PZ5 is available with 32, 64,
96, or 128 channels.
LED Channel Indicators
Optional Ethernet Jack
Hardware Setup. Use the provided
5-meter paired fiber optic cable to
connect the PZ5 to the RZ processor,
as shown below. The connectors are
color coded and keyed to ensure
proper connections.
Using the Front Panel Display. The front panel touch screen display (icons shown below) can be used for impedance
testing, waveform preview, and on-the-fly device configuration.
Open System Setup screen
to access wifi and device
information.
Toggle LED indicators off/on.
A red outline indicates a bank is
configured, but no headstage
is detected. Colors inside the
frame indicate the logical amp
type (gray= unconfigured).
Lock/Unlock configuration
settings.
WiFi Antenna
Sync Status LED
External Ground
Power Switch
Charger Port
Touch Screen
PZ5 Back Panel
PZ5 (back) to RZ2 (back)
Display battery status information.
Software Configuration. Logical amplifiers
can be configured on the Synapse, PZ5
options page. The table below lists default
settings for each analog input amp type.
Referencing Coupling Sample Rate
EMG
Diff*
EEG
Shared
LFP
Shared
SU
Local
*Diff = true differential
Digital inputs (if available) are configured
after analog input banks. Default highpass
filter is 0.1 Hz.
Z-Series Headstages
16 Channels Per Bank
RZ2 Back Panel
RZ5D Front Panel
To ZBus
Interface
RZ5D (front) to PZ5 (back)
Create a new logical amplifier. If all banks are
configured, the green plus sign is not displayed.
Touch the icon in the logical amp configuration
area (shown below) to display the desired screen
for the corresponding logical amplifier.
Amp#:Type
Channel Count
Amp
Configuration
Impedance
Caution: Touch screen logical amp configuration
settings are overwritten at run time.
AC
750 Hz
AC
750 Hz
AC
3 kHz
AC
25 kHz
PZ5 Back Panel
Sampling Rate
Test
Preview
Waveform
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